Epic Games Prevented From Expanding Apple Legal Battle to UK

Epic Games will not be able to expand its ongoing Fortnite fight with Apple in the UK after a judge said the case could not continue in London, reports Bloomberg. In January, ‌Epic Games‌ submitted a complaint to the United Kingdom’s Competition Appeal Tribunal in an effort to get the Fortnite app back on the […]

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Concurrence : après les États-Unis, Epic Games poursuit Apple en Europe

Depuis l’été dernier, Apple et Epic Games se livrent une bataille majeure qui se joue sur le terrain médiatique et judiciaire. Le développeur de Fortnite vient justement de déposer une plainte antitrust contre Apple auprès de la Commission européenne. Elle accuse la firme de Cupertino de « restrictions anticoncurrentielles soigneusement conçues ». La marque à la […]

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Epic Games Takes Ongoing Legal Battle With Apple to Europe

Epic Games has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union, broadening its legal battle against the tech giant by attempting to appeal to the EU’s differing interpretation of antitrust issues compared to those in the United States (via The Wall Street Journal). Last September, ‌Epic Games‌‌‌ added a Fortnite update that allowed […]

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Epic Games ‘Spent Months’ Preparing Lawsuit Against Apple, Codenamed ‘Project Liberty’

In a wide-ranging interview with CNN Business, Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, says that his company spent months preparing its lawsuit against Apple, which is internally codenamed “Project Liberty.” Epic launched an all-out assault against Apple after it removed Fortnite from the App Store in August after the app implemented a direct payment method […]

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Fortnite se met au football dès aujourd’hui

On pourrait croire que la hype autour de Fortnite a tendance à s’estomper, toutefois, la licence développée par Epic Games continue de fédérer toujours autant d’adeptes. Dès lors qu’un événement ou une annonce Fortnite a lieu les fans sont au rendez-vous. On a notamment pu le voir récemment lorsque le streamer espagnol TheGrefg a dévoilé […]

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Epic Games Expands Fortnite Legal Dispute With Apple to the UK

Epic Games has submitted a complaint to the United Kingdom’s Competition Appeal Tribunal, expanding its Fortnite legal battle with both Apple and Google to another country. According to Bloomberg, ‌Epic Games‌ is claiming that Apple’s decision to remove Fortnite from the App Store was unlawful, and the company is aiming to get Apple to allow […]

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Epic Games and Samsung Send ‘Free Fortnite’ Swag to Influencers With Galaxy Tab S7

As Epic Games‘ dispute with Apple continues on, the gaming company has teamed up with Samsung to send “Free Fortnite” swag out to influencers. The gift package, which was shared by Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller, includes a “Free Fortnite” jacket with a rainbow-colored llama logo and a Galaxy Tab S7 tablet from Samsung. A note […]

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Tim Cook and Craig Federighi Ordered to Testify in Apple vs. Epic Battle

Apple CEO Tim Cook and software engineering chief Craig Federighi will be summoned to testify in the ongoing Apple vs. Epic legal battle, a judge said earlier this week. The court filing, first shared by iMore, says that Apple has agreed to make Cook a “document custodian.” Apple attempted to place a condition that would […]

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GeForce NOW Games Available on iOS Devices Through Safari, Fortnite Coming Soon

GeForce NOW, NVIDIA’s streaming gaming service, today announced the launch of Safari integration, which will bring Fortnite and other games to Apple’s iOS devices through the Safari browser. The new Safari integration is available in a beta capacity, and NVIDIA says that many games in the GeForce NOW library can be played on iOS devices. […]

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App Store Fee Cut Attracts Criticism From Major Developers Like Spotify and Epic

A number of industry players, including Spotify, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, and Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson, have today criticized Apple’s move to launch a new App Store Small Business Program that will halve App Store fees for small business owners and independent developers (via The Verge). After Apple announced the new program, Spotify […]

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Fortnite Dispute Between Apple and Epic Games Won’t Have Jury Trial

Apple and Epic Games do not want to have a jury trial in their ongoing legal dispute over Fortnite and Apple’s App Store policies, according to a filing submitted to the Northern California court handling the case today. The two companies said they have met and have agreed that both Epic’s claims and Apple’s counterclaims […]

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Epic Games Unlikely to Win Injunction in Ongoing Fortnite Battle With Apple, Jury Trial Possible

The ongoing legal dispute between Apple and Epic Games continued on today, with a preliminary injunction hearing taking place this morning. We’re still waiting to hear the judge’s official ruling, but it looks like Epic is not going to be granted an injunction to allow Fortnite back into the App Store as the case unfolds. […]

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Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile Form ‘Coalition for App Fairness’ to ‘Fight Back’ Against Apple

A range of companies, including Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile, have formed a new organization called the “Coalition for App Fairness,” in an effort to highlight developer issues with Apple. The organization describes itself as “an independent nonprofit organization founded by industry-leading companies to advocate for freedom of choice and fair competition across the app […]

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Epic Games Announces ‘Fortnite: Save the World’ Will No Longer Be Playable on macOS

Epic Games has announced that “Fortnite: Save the World” will no longer be playable on macOS, after Apple terminated ‌Epic Games‌’ developer account. Fortnite has been in violation of the ‌App Store‌ rules since August 13, when it introduced a direct payment option that skirted Apple’s in-app purchase system by allowing payments directly to ‌‌Epic […]

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Apple Has ‘Lost Sight of the Tech Industry’s Founding Principles,’ Says Epic Games CEO

Following Apple’s countersuit on Tuesday, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has now responded to Apple’s new request for damages for breach of contract. Sweeney says that Apple’s claim that the legal dispute is “nothing more than a basic disagreement over money” is an indication that it has “lost sight of the tech industry’s founding principles,” […]

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Apple Accuses Epic Games of ‘Willful, Brazen, and Unlawful Conduct’ in Countersuit Asking for Breach of Contract Damages

As Apple and Epic Games prepare for a hearing on a preliminary injunction to decide whether Fortnite will be allowed back on the App Store as the legal battle between the two companies plays out, Apple has filed a countersuit against Epic requesting damages for breach of contract. In a court filing today, Apple says […]

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Epic Games Asks Court to Allow Fortnite Back on the App Store

Just a week after Apple terminated Epic Games’ developer account, Epic has filed for a preliminary injunction that would both allow Fortnite back on the App Store and restore access to its developer account. In the filing, Epic Games says it was willing to challenge Apple “because it was the right thing to do” and […]

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Ridley Scott Comments on Epic Games’ Parody of His ‘1984’ Ad

Ridley Scott, director of the original “1984” Apple Macintosh advertisement, has commented on Epic Games’ recent parody of his ad, in an interview to IGN. When Epic Games launched its campaign against Apple over alleged anticompetitive App Store policies, it premiered a shot-for-shot remake of Apple’s famous “1984” Super Bowl commercial directed by Ridley Scott, […]

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Apple Terminates Epic Games’ Developer Account

Apple in mid-August said that it would terminate Epic Games’ developer account if the Fortnite app continued to break the App Store rules, and today, Apple followed through with that threat and removed Epic’s access to the Epic Games account. Fortnite has been unavailable for a few weeks, but other Epic Games titles like Battle […]

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Epic Games Sends Emails to Fortnite Players Blaming Apple for New Season’s Unavailability

Epic Games this evening sent out emails to Fortnite users on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to let them know that it will not be possible to play the newly released Marvel-themed season 4 content on their devices. In the email, Epic Games blames Apple’s App Store fees for the unavailability of new content, even though […]

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